mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
curse; spell; malediction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
perfect; complete; flawless
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
sorry; excuse me; thank you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly